PCO

The PCO was founded in 1947 by Finnish composer and conductor, Boris Sirpo, who came to Portland after leaving his war-torn native country, and the orchestra was initially composed entirely of his music students at Lewis and Clark College. Now one of America’s oldest chamber orchestras, the commitment to quality performances of innovative repertoire was instilled from the beginning.

Yaacov Bergman joined the orchestra in 2002, and under his leadership it has developed its distinctive timbre and a new focus of a fusion of art forms, while bringing to audiences World, American and Northwest Premieres.

CONDUCTORS
Yaacov Bergman, 2002 –

Anthony Armore, 1996-2002

Charles Schneider, 1993-1996

GUEST CONDUCTORS, 1992-1993
Sylvan Fremaux
Charles Schneider
Anthony Armore

Paul Bellam, 1970-1992

John Trudeau, 1967-1970

Boris Sirpo, 1947-1967
(history in Finnish and English)